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Screen Resolution | 3840x2160 |
Max Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 Pixels |
Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 4 |
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ASUS ProArt Display PA279CV 27” 4K HDR UHD (3840 x 2160) Monitor, IPS, 100% sRGB/Rec. 709, ΔE < 2, USB-C DisplayPort HDMI USB hub, Calman Verified, Compatible With Laptop & Mac Monitor,BLACK
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Screen Size | 27 Inches |
Display Resolution Maximum | 3840 x 2160 Pixels |
Brand | ASUS |
Special Feature | USB Hub, High Dynamic Range, Adaptive Sync, Tilt Adjustment, Height Adjustment, Swivel Adjustment, Pivot Adjustment, Flicker Free, Blue Light Filter, Mac Monitor Compatible See more |
Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
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- International color standard 100% sRGB and 100% Rec. 709 wide color gamut
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Brightness | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Picture quality | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Screen quality | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
For gaming | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
Accuracy | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | — | — |
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display size | 27 inches | 27 inches | 32 inches | 27 inches | 24.1 inches | 27 inches |
resolution | FHD 1080p | QHD Wide 1440p | 4K UHD 2160p | 4K UHD 2160p | UXGA Wide | 4K UHD 2160p |
display technology | LCD | — | LCD | LCD | LCD | LED |
hardware interface | usb3.0, usb, mini displayport, displayport, hdmi | usb c, displayport, hdmi, usb3.2 gen 1, 3 5 mm audio | usb, hdmi, usb c, displayport | hdmi, displayport | displayport, hdmi, usb3.0, vga, displayport | usb, usb c |
viewing angle | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | — |
mounting type | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | VESA Compatibility - Mountable: 100 x 100mm | Wall Mount | VESA Mounting (W x H) 100 x 100 mm |
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Brand | ASUS |
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Series | PA279CV |
Item model number | PA279CV |
Item Weight | 18.92 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 20.61 x 24.17 x 8.97 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 20.61 x 24.17 x 8.97 inches |
Color | BLACK |
Voltage | 240 Volts |
Manufacturer | ASUS |
ASIN | B08K2GFDKM |
Country of Origin | China |
Date First Available | December 30, 2020 |
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Superb Picture Quality
Gives you stunning visual clarity in resolutions of up to 4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160.
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sRGB, Rec. 709 and DCI-P3 Support
sRGB color space is suitable for web or graphic design while Rec. 709 and DCI-P3 is suitable for video editing.
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High Color Fidelity For Truly Expressive Hues
ProArt displays achieve ∆E < 2 so your images are accurately reproduced on screen – allowing you to see exactly how your work is going to look when it's finished.
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True Color, Right Out of the Box
The PA279CV is factory calibrated and Calman Verified to provide color accuracy for color professionals who rely on color-accurate displays.
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Gets to Real Life
HDR provides bright whites to be brighter, for dark blacks to be darker. HDR-10 presents HDR performance so what the user sees on screen looks exactly like what would be seen in real life.
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Customized, Flexible, and Capable Color Control
6-axis color control functionality allows advanced users to adjust saturation & hue parameters. Create your own color specifications based on your needs.
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Personalized Editing Experience
ASUS ProArt Palette lets you customize your display via a wide range of parameters, including color hue, temperature and gamma adjustments – all easily accessed via intuitive on-screen menus.
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Quick Color-gamut Adjustment
ASUS-exclusive ProArt Preset provides multiple modes for quick color-gamut adjustment. Whether you're color grading, video editing or manipulating photos, you can switch and match your needs easily.
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Multitasking Made Easy
Picture in Picture (PiP) and Picture by Picture (PbP) modes so you can view two different
inputs simultaneously This helps you fully maximize your display’s onscreen area so you get more done quickly.
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Real-size Artwork Preview
Save time and work smarter with ASUS QuickFit Virtual Scale. This clever feature overlays a grid on the screen that allows to align and preview documents in their actual sizes prior to printing.
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Rich Connectivity
With rich connectivity catering to every content-creation demand, it supports video transmission in DisplayPort signal, high-speed data transmission, and high power output via only one USB C cable.
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User-friendly Design
The front button design provides easy access to your own customized settings while the back of the monitor includes a cable management clip for a clean desk look.
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Versatile Comfort with Ergonomic Stand Design
The ergonomically-designed stand provides comfortable viewing and usage experiences. The ability to pivot the screen comes in handy when working with long documents, coding or website browsing.
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ASUS Flicker-Free Technology
A more comfortable viewing experience and work environment with reduced on-screen flicker to minimize eye strain, headaches and eye fatigue when you spend long hours in front of the display.
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ASUS Ultra-Low Blue Light technology
Protecting you from blue-light emissions that may be harmful to your vision, the blue-light filter can be easily accessed through the on-screen menu via the hotkey.
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Display Resolution
| 3840 x 2160 | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1200 | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 | 3440 x 1440 |
Screen Size
| 27” | 27” | 24.1” | 32” | 27” | 32” | 34” |
Display Type
| IPS | IPS | IPS | IPS | Mini LED / IPS | Mini LED / IPS | IPSIPSIPS |
Color Accuracy
| △E < 2 | △E < 2 | △E < 2 | △E < 2 | △E < 1 | △E < 1 | △E < 2 |
Refresh Rate
| 60hz | 75hz | 75hz | 60hz | 60hz | 60hz | 100hz |
Adaptive Sync Support
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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PA279CV Free 3-months Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription: Receive complimentary access with the purchase of this product (offer valid from 9/15/2021 to 9/15/2022).
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Manufactured on farms or in facilities that protect the rights and/or health of workers.
TCO Certified identifies IT products with lower environmental and climate impact, safer chemicals, and circular design which reduces e-waste. Criteria for social responsibility are also included to reduce the risk of human rights violations, child labor, and health and safety issues for workers in the supply chain. To ensure that all criteria are being met, independent verification organizations spend more than 20,000 hours on product testing and supply chain assessments each year. The organization behind TCO Certified is TCO Development.
Manufactured using processes that reduce the risk of negative environmental impact.
TCO Certified identifies IT products with lower environmental and climate impact, safer chemicals, and circular design which reduces e-waste. Criteria for social responsibility are also included to reduce the risk of human rights violations, child labor, and health and safety issues for workers in the supply chain. To ensure that all criteria are being met, independent verification organizations spend more than 20,000 hours on product testing and supply chain assessments each year. The organization behind TCO Certified is TCO Development.
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TCO Certified identifies IT products with lower environmental and climate impact, safer chemicals, and circular design which reduces e-waste. Criteria for social responsibility are also included to reduce the risk of human rights violations, child labor, and health and safety issues for workers in the supply chain. To ensure that all criteria are being met, independent verification organizations spend more than 20,000 hours on product testing and supply chain assessments each year. The organization behind TCO Certified is TCO Development.
Made with chemicals safer for human health and the environment.
TCO Certified identifies IT products with lower environmental and climate impact, safer chemicals, and circular design which reduces e-waste. Criteria for social responsibility are also included to reduce the risk of human rights violations, child labor, and health and safety issues for workers in the supply chain. To ensure that all criteria are being met, independent verification organizations spend more than 20,000 hours on product testing and supply chain assessments each year. The organization behind TCO Certified is TCO Development.
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Customers are happy with the color accuracy of the monitor. They say it looks very accurate as expected. They also like the brightness, saying it lets the colors really show up. Customers also like that it's a great first color accurate monitor. However, some customers have reported issues with the USB-C port, saying that it doesn't work. Customers are mixed on quality, performance, image quality, brightness, and ease of setup.
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Customers like the color accuracy of the monitor. They say that the color looks very accurate as expected, it's a great first color accurate monitor, and the brightness lets the colors really show up. Some say the screen is beautiful and that it'll display gray instead of black due to a lack of pixels.
"...You can use it in portrait or landscape, and it has excellent color matching. They come pre-calibrated...." Read more
"...Pro's:- Screen is beautiful - significantly better then the LG I returned.-..." Read more
"...This monitor is geared to those who want a crisp, colorful display for professional or just casual applications...." Read more
"...These monitors proclaim their industry leading color accuracy...." Read more
Customers like the value of the monitor. They say it's an excellent value for what you get in return.
"...The Asus PA32UCR-K so far has been worth every single penny. Would gladly buy a second one its that good...." Read more
"...The price was good though.I had considered other options:1...." Read more
"...Overall this is a high-quality monitor for a great price for us creatives!" Read more
"It is my second ASUS monitor , affordable and good performance .My first one is PA-248...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the monitor. Some mention it's a pretty decent monitor, while others say it'll not be used. Some customers also mention that the monitor has design flaws and breaks straight out of the box.
"...the built in HDR standards, the HDR calibration, the 1200 nits, the 87% rec2020 color is all worth every single penny...." Read more
"...Another negative I would point out is the speakers. They are poor, so I would not plan on using them...." Read more
"...Now I in turn will be recommending it further down the line. Great product; I suggest you go for it!" Read more
"...While there is some minor damage to the exterior of the monitor, the screen was left undamaged...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the image quality of the monitor. Some mention that the picture quality is fantastic, the resolution looks great, and the display is crisp. However, others say that it has a single dead pixel, the OSD is poorly done, and it's too large for their needs.
"...It is unfortunate, because the picture is great. It is just not worth the hassle...." Read more
"...I think the WQHD is a good balance of high definition, small pixels, and is usable for most people in native resolution...." Read more
"...Now I can see the slightest detail in the sharpest, cleanest of images allowing me to do what edits are needed...." Read more
"Image quality excellent.Flexibility of controls and inputs excellent...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the monitor. Some mention that it works well out of the box, does the job pretty well, and works perfectly fine with MacOS, while others say that it doesn't work well with Mac, doesn''t even turn on, and does not work with their Acer laptop.
"...It is impossible. ASUS's software, while looking sleek, does not work...." Read more
"...The regular reset does not work...." Read more
"...Yes it works perfectly fine with MacOS. Those that say it does not do not know what they are doing or just hates Macs...." Read more
"...to work with M1 Macs, but even after applying that update it still doesn't work. The instructions for how to do the firmware update are terrible...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the brightness of the monitor. Some mention that they love how bright the screen is with the HDR on, and that the brightness and contrast make it ideal to view photos or videos. Others say that the displays are much too dim to be practical in anything, not backlit, and the contrast and brightness are horrible. The glow throws off the blooming, and there is 576 local dimming zone.
"...The brightness and contrast make it ideal to view photos or videos...." Read more
"...Now the elephant in the room. The 576 local dimming zone blooming. Yeah so what. All mini LEDs bloom. Even my 2048 local dimming zone XDR displays...." Read more
"...on it, the results are a full 23.5" high, and super-sharp and bright. Utterly breathtaking.Don't remain on the 1080p train for too long!..." Read more
"...I use this at my job, and it costs less. The contrast and brightness are better, and the colors are closer to what you are working with." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of setup. Some mention it was really easy to set up, with no screws needed. They say the firmware update was easy to do and the included instructions are awful. However, others say the included directions are awful, the documentation is almost non-existent, and the software is greatly lacking.
"...used the same Xrite product line my other one uses so it should be simple to use. Have used it for about 15 hours so far in regular and hdr modes...." Read more
"...The hardware is capable but the software is greatly lacking...." Read more
"...I will say it was really easy to set up, with no screws needed...." Read more
"...Of course, ASUS's documentation is almost non-existent. I found comments on YouTube and reddit with the same problem, no solution...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the usb port of the monitor. They mention that the USB-C connection does not work, the USB hub feature does not operate, and the USB ports on the back are not functioning. Some customers also report that the HDMI ports just stopped working after just a couple weeks of owning the product.
"...The process was not intuitive, and even with the update the USB hub feature did not work...." Read more
"...I turn the screen off, then when I turn it back on, the USB-C connection no longer works...." Read more
"...Sixteen calendar days later, connectivity through the USB-C port stopped working...." Read more
"...The well-designed ports face downward, so connecting cables to them was tricky...." Read more
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Anyway I grade HDR video and use a 13" M1 iPad Pro with XDR and a 14" MBP with XDR displays at 1600 nits. Wonderful HDR displays for grading but they are small. I didn't want to get an Apple Pro Display for $6,000 and have it limited in what it could connect to. So I took a chance n the Asus PA32UCR-K since there are very few comments on using it for HDR grading and editing.
The short: Buy this damn thing now!
The long: Buy this damn thing now! Seriously I could not have asked for a better compliment to my smaller XDR displays. the built in HDR standards, the HDR calibration, the 1200 nits, the 87% rec2020 color is all worth every single penny.
Sure it's not 1600 nits like my XDR displays but so far I find the Asus PA32UCR-K to sustain 1200 nits very well. Even way above 50% coverage I have not noticed the brightness dip down very much. It all depends how you hook it up. MacOS HDR mode is a bit non standard and seems to limit the display to about 700 nits. Maybe I'm doing something wrong yet. Hooking it up to a BMD video output device for a proper HDR signal however reaches the displays full potential. Even throwing a solid white color on the output and increasing the brightness looks like I'm sustaining about 1200 nits. I have not done a super accurate measurement yet and just eye balling what my scopes read until I no longer see it get brighter. Basically I'm super impressed. I also run both my XDR displays in 1000 nit DCI mode so if the Asus is in fact sustaining 100% 1000 nits thats a perfect match.
The color on the Asus PA32UCR-K is mind blowing. I'm seeing reds that are just not possible on any other display. Sad thing is I'm now limiting the Asus PA32UCR-K to HDR PQ DCI mode to match the P3 color of the XDR displays. Accuracy first.
Now the elephant in the room. The 576 local dimming zone blooming. Yeah so what. All mini LEDs bloom. Even my 2048 local dimming zone XDR displays. This topic is way over exaggerate and I find blooming a much smaller compromise than OLED. I'm frankly baffled so many think OLED is superior. Its not. Just because you have blooming doesn't mean you can't grade HDR. Anyone experienced should know what the black levels would really be and not be influenced by the blooming. Honestly I hardly notice it on either of my HDR displays. I have a lot of HDR displays as well. A Samsung 1500 nit 50" TV, A Vizio 500 nit 65" TV with 83% rec2020 color, Two XDR displays, Now the Asus 1200 nits display, a LG 32" 350 nit display and a small portable 400 nit 13" OLED. I hardly ever notice blooming compared to the OLED in any real life material. The only shots I ever see blooming are space scenes or Disney+ title screens on a solid black background with a lot of glow. The glow throws off the blooming. Anyway it's grossly over exaggerated. Yeah it's there but it takes a sliver of imagination and understanding to not let it get in the way. OLED has its own negative issues like crappy brightness and dimming of static content to reduce image retention and burn in. It's completely unpredictable and all over the place. Plus tone mapping down to 200 nits kills colors and values in skin and other normal ranges in video and I find that to be completely worthless for grading.
Dimming zones are kind of like megapixels as well and you need 4k the amount to really have a decent impact on the blooming. Even then it's there no matter what you do. 576 local dimming zones could divide the width of the screen into 24 zones. I say could because I don't know the exact shape of each zone on each display. I'm using simple math where it can be 24x24 zones. 1152 zones on the $3,400 Asus display is only 34x34 zones. While better and slightly smaller the blooming is still there. Even my 2048 zones XDR displays are only about 48x48 regions. Better yet but still clearly they're around the edges. Nothing will get rid of blooming. Even if Apple jumped up to over 8,000 local dimming zones (96x96) thats still clearly visible zones around bright objects on black. Even dividing a screen into 96 regions across still uses 40 pixels wide zones. Again thats much smaller but it's still there.
We always want as many zones as we can get but don't let the 1152 zone $3,400 Asus fool you into thinking it's worth 3x the cost of the 576 zone Asus PA32UCR-K. Don't get me wrong I would have loved the $3,400 model instead but I just couldn't justify that cost right now.
A few others thing missing from the highest end $3,400 Asus. 144hz vs 60hz. Yeah to some gamers thats a big deal. Personally I have always gamed at 60hz and I love it. Jedi Fallen Order, Diablo 3, Witcher 3 and too many other time sucks I'm guilty of to list all look great at 60p. Still I get it and some competitive games want 144hz. Honestly I would question using a grading display for that. Seriously get the Asus PA32UCR-K for grading and color critical work and a gaming 144hz 4k display for that. Wear out the cheaper display first and save the expensive display for what matters. Innocen makes some killer HDR 32" panels now that are still visually great but cost much less to game open and wear out vs $3,400.
The Asus PA32UCR-K also lacks Dolby Vision which was something I factored but honestly I'm perfectly fine working with HDR10 and, puke, HLG. Maybe someday I will specifically need Dolby Vision. I can still create Dolby Vision with a bit more guess work. For now I don't need it however so I'm fine spending 1/3 the amount. I personally find the Dolby Vision and HDR10+ situation a bit frustrating anyway. I prefer to stick with HDR10 as a universal standard.
The Accuracy compared to my XDR displays is stunning. Yes it works perfectly fine with MacOS. Those that say it does not do not know what they are doing or just hates Macs. It is the perfect complement to the XDR displays. This is also the only solution I know of to calibrate for HDR without buying special $2,000 software. That may not matter to casual users but it really matters to me. No I'm not talking about the crude manual HDR calibration tool Windows 11 has to set brightness an contrast. That does nothing for the color. Thats not even calibration. It's a contrast helper tool.I have used calibration hardware on displays for a long time and they are currently really limited in calibrating color for HDR. The hardware is capable but the software is greatly lacking. Plus using a computer profile for calibration is not always optimal and it's better to have the calibration on the display itself.
The Asus PA32UCR-K so far has been worth every single penny. Would gladly buy a second one its that good. I will likely hold off however and wait to see what we get in a few years or just get one of the new HDR models coming out of China at 144hz if I ever decide to get into higher FPS gaming. I really only need my video output display to have perfect HDR so I don't need a second one just yet.
One last point about the 4k vs Apple 6k. It doesn't bother me at all just like using a 4k 27" vs the 27" 5k iMacs. I use my 32" displays with Mac scaling at 3008 wide (6016) or essentially the same 6k as the Apple Pro Display. Don't believe the hype and myth that it impacts performance. It does not. Only like a 1% hit on resources. A frame buffer is designed to handle resizing with hardly any hit on the system. In terms of quality its stil retina. Maybe not 2x retina and more like 1.5x retina but still retina. The visual difference is almost non existent and totally worth spending $1,200 vs $6,000.
The Asus MX27UC is a wonderful monitor. No eye strain, beautiful picture quality, and it has USB-C as well. No complaints apart from the price at the time of purchase.
In the case of the LG, the picture quality was significantly less. Colours were bright but washed out and it induced eye strain. It was also too large for my needs - too big for one window, but too small for two - if that makes sense. The price was good though.
I had considered other options:
1. LG 34WN750-B: https://www.amazon.com/LG-34WN750-B-Technology-Multi-Tasking-Borderless/dp/B08BCR1SJS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3FZB2N1GRKDEN&keywords=lg+monitor+34%22+4k&qid=1697398016&sprefix=lg+monitor+34+4k%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c3015c4a-46bb-44b9-81a4-dc28e6d374b3
2. LG 28MQ780-B 28 Inch SDQHD (2560 x 2880): https://www.amazon.com/LG-28MQ780-B-DualUp-Monitor-DCI-P3/dp/B09XTD5C7H/ref=sr_1_10?crid=NF1H7ECFCW04&keywords=lg%2Bmonitor&qid=1697397968&sprefix=lg%2Bmonito%2Caps%2C231&sr=8-10&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.2b70bf2b-6730-4ccf-ab97-eb60747b8daf&th=1
But ultimately, the Asus picture quality was the deciding factor. Having two 27" screens side-by-size was the ideal setup for me, with my laptop being the third screen. The windows were perfectly viewable in the 27" screens, and the picture quality/colours/ease of readability made the experience that much better. This ProArt monitor delivers in all respects. And because I don't live in the US, I'm basically buying these without seeing them first. I'll highly recommend this monitor. The user experience, in the end, is what ultimately matters to me.
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The way I use it is as a secondary monitor to my laptop. The 32in screen gives you a lot of real-estate to work with, so it definitely enhanced my home computing experience.
The picture quality and color is great! No artifacts of any kind, and no inaccuracies. I found it to be suitable for both productivity work like editing documents and writing code, as well as for entertainment such as watching movies.
The only drawbacks I can think of is the fact that it takes ~5s to turn on (which is not a big deal), and that it's not as bright as my laptop screen. But my laptop screen gets really bright, so it's not necessarily a bad indication of this monitor. I find the brightness perfectly acceptable (at least for indoors).
1. It does not work with Type C, right out of the box. I got September 2021 make and ASUS still hasn't updated the factory firmware, so you'll either have to manually update the thing or get ASUS to do it for you by registering a complaint and then you just gotta wait, for I guess a year or some for them to respond? That brings me to my second point.
2. I called up ASUS Customer support when I got this, and I told them I need to update the firmware in order for it to work with my Macbook with a Type C, I then had to explain to the customer support human where exactly on ASUS's website was the solution to this, but it required a Windows machine which I didn't have. After wasting like 4 hours with them, they said a technician will visit my location to fix it and I'll receive a complaint number on my registered email in the next 24-48 hours, fair enough I guess.
It's been 14 days since the delivery and the whole customer support thing, I still haven't received the complaint number and any support from their tech team, I ended up figuring out the solution for this by borrowing a windows machine in order to update the firmware.
Point is, If you are on a tight budget like me, and you can are okay with the whole ASUS after-sales service thing (which I am not, not anymore), feel free to get this monitor, it's a good display, but If you can, get a BenQ or an Eizo Monitor instead, especially if you are in India.